PREFACE. vii 



the most receut statistics. But the bulk of the Note where 

 not original and based on personal observation and enquiry, 

 is derived from special translations of the laws and regula- 

 tions affecting fisheries and fislior folk, of reports of various 

 societies, and of other papers; most, if not all, of these have 

 never before been translated, and some relate not merely to 

 fisheries bnt to indnstries in general and to their development, 

 as also to education ; this will be seen in my fortlicoming Note 

 on Japanese agriculture. 



A list of the translations made for this Note will be found 

 in Appendix III : a copy of any such translations will be sent 

 to any one who may require it for business purposes, 



Madras, 

 28^/i Feh'uanj 1907. F. A. Nicholson. 



